I stiffen shoulders and widen chests,
Today, I won't let the sun set,
In a pinch I make a punch
And my toes grip the slopes

I climb the high mountain slopes
From where the sun tumbles down,
My stiffened shoulders will tackle hard,
Widened chest will block the giant

I heard you ride the blue-chariot,
My strength will derail the giant
But the charioteers do breathe fire
And the wheels as constant as time

I stiffen shoulders and widen chests
And widen earth to bestow crops
And stiffen eyes for a third
To gift the celestial lightbulb awakened dreams

Even if the sun does drown,
It will come, it will live,
In our words, in our verse,
In some dreams, on some stones,
I stiffen shoulders and widen chests,
I won't let any sun set!

~Ajay
June 2017